Jonathan T. Deland, MD

Jonathan T. Deland, M.D. came to the Hospital for Special Surgery on July 1, 1991 from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Deland initiated the Foot and Ankle Center at the Hospital. He is the recipient of an NIH Grant on Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency. Dr. Deland is the Chief of the Foot and Ankle Service.

Appointments

Chief of the Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery

Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics), Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Ankle, Foot

Special Expertise

Foot and Ankle Sport Injuries

Bunions

Tendon Problems - Achilles, Posterior Tibalis and Peroneal Tendon

Awards

Winner NIH Grant on Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency, 1997

Dow Corning Award for Research, Foot and Ankle Society, 1990

Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation Research Grant, 1992

Best Doctors in America

Education

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians And Surgeons, New York, US

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Orthopedic Program, Massachusetts, US

Beth Israel Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, US

Fellowship

St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital Center with William Hamilton, M.D. and Francesca Thompson, M.D. , Foot and Ankle - , US

Massachusetts General Hospital with Arthur Boland, M.D, Sports Medicine , US

A-O Fellowship, Trauma, US

Certification

Orthopedic Surgery

State Licensure

New York  

Research Description

Dr. Deland has several areas of investigation. One being Tibial Posterior Tendon dysfunction, known as the common cause of adult deformity flatfoot. Dysfunction of the Posterior Tibial Tendon (PTT) became a common clinical problem and recognized for the potential complexity of the deformity and disability it can cause patients. This topic became a major field of Dr. Deland's research studies.

Additionally Dr. Deland's interests are concentrated on osteohondral and arthritic lesions of the ankle, hindfoot & achilles tendon problems, and forefoot problems such as bunions, neuromas and lesser toe deformities.

Clinical Trials

 
 

Office Locations

East River Professional Building
523 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021

Tel: 212.606.1665
Fax: 212.794.4291

Mailing Address

Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021

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